Milestones Flashcards
(43 cards)
primary position of newborn
physiological flexion, weight on chest and arms
newborn prone
everything flexed, no head control
newborn sitting
no trunk control, bobs head
newborn standing
reflexive wt. bearing and stepping
3 mo. old prone
lifts head to 90 degrees, can be propped up on elbows
3 mo. old supine
brings hands to midline/ to mouth, visually attend
3 mo. old sitting
keeps head upright, no trunk control
3 mo. old standing
does not bear any wt. on legs, stepping reflex gone
6 mo. old sitting
has trunk control, sits unassisted for a few seconds, can’t play with toy here yet, can’t get into/out of sitting
6 mo. old prone
pushes up onto hands
6 mo. old quadruped
shifts wt. from hands to knees but not creeping or crawling yet
6 mo. old supine
can bring LEs up and grabs with hands
6 mo. old standing
will bear wt. on LEs with hands held
9 mo. old sitting
well controlled, moves into and out of sitting easily
9 mo. old standing
pulls up at furniture, cruising, stands independently, steps well with hands held
at what age does a child begin to cruise
9 mo.
at what age does a child sit independently
6 mo. for a few secs, 9 mo. well controlled
at what age can a child get into/out of sitting independently
9 mo.
at what age can a child first stand independently
9 mo.
At what age does a child begin to try to squat
1 year
at what age does a child become actively mobile to explore their world?
9 mo.
at what age do most children take their first steps independently
1 year
at this age, a child can walk a little but they prefer crawling for faster/more efficient means of transportation
1 year
motor development occurs in which directions?
cephalocaudal or “head to toe” and proximodistal
